PROCEDURES
Item 1
If necessary, a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) will be executed between all intermediaries;
Item 2
Buyer sends a signed Letter of Intent (LOI) to Seller;
Item 3
Seller sends a signed Soft Corporate Offer (SCO) to Buyer;
Item 4
Buyer confirms by email to Seller the interest in receiving a Full Corporate Offer (FCO) and sends copies of its Summary of Customer Information (CIS) or Know Your Customer (KYC), a Bank Comfort Letter (BCL) and also the Ready, Willing and Able Letter (RWA) for Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) with Business Cards of two bank managers with signatures on the back;
Item 5
Seller sends a signed Full Corporate Offer (FCO) to Buyer;
Item 6
Buyer signs and returns the Complete Corporate Offer (FCO) to Seller;
Item 7
If necessary, a Non-Circumvention and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NCNDA) will be executed between all parties involved;
Item 8
Buyer sends a signed Irrevocable Corporate Purchase Order (ICPO) to Seller;
Item 9
By mutual agreement, Buyer and Seller sign a “Parent” Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA);
Item 10
Seller sends its Safe Keeping Receipt (SKR) to Buyer and, if necessary, Seller sends a letter of invitation for Buyer to inspect the gold in custody in the country of origin;
Item 11
Seller sends a signed Proforma Invoice (PI) to Buyer for the “Parent” contract;
Item 12
Buyer signs and returns the Proforma Invoice (PI) to Seller;
Item 13
Spot Guarantee: The Buyer opens and deposits the amount in the Escrow Account and starts the operation to release funds according to the parameters;
Contract Guarantee: The Buyer will issue an irrevocable, transferable, negotiable, divisible, unconditional and assignable Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) in the amount of 12 (twelve), 6 (six), 5 (five), 4 (four), 3 (three), 2 (two) or 1 (one) Month of the Total Contract Value. The value of the guarantee will define the percentage of the discount that will be granted. The Buyer's Bank sends a Swift MT799 to the Seller's bank and finally the Buyer's bank sends a Swift MT760 to the Seller's bank;
Note: The bank guarantee modality begins after approval of the Bank Comfort Letter (BCL) and fulfillment of the Ready, Willing and Able Letter (RWA);
Item 14
At the custody house in the country of origin, the protective seals are broken and the cargo is filmed to confirm its existence. The cargo is transferred to a refinery in the country of origin, chosen and under the responsibility of the seller for smelting and testing;
Item 15
Also in the country of origin, the purity test is performed in a government laboratory, under the responsibility of the Seller, to confirm the purity level of the cargo. The purity report from the government laboratory will be sent by the Seller to the Buyer;
Item 16
Also in the country of origin, a purity test may be performed by the company SGS, under the responsibility of the Buyer, to reconfirm the purity level of the cargo. The purity report from the company SGS will be sent by the Seller to the Buyer;
The company SGS may be responsible for the inspection, verification, testing, certification and sealing of the cargo;
Item 17
The Buyer and the Seller's Export Forwarding Agent sign a “child” Purchase and Sale Agreement (SPA);
The Seller sends a signed Proforma Invoice (PI) from its Export Forwarding Agent to the Buyer, according to the amounts related to the calculation basis of the “child” contract and the Seller sends a signed Proforma Invoice (PI) to the Buyer for the outstanding balance of the “mother” contract in replacement of the Initial Proforma Invoice (PI) of the “mother” Contract;
Item 18
The Seller pays all fees, taxes, insurance and transportation through the Export Forwarding Agent, who becomes the Escrow Agent of the Cargo to issue all documentation and proceed with the export;
The Certificate of Title, as well as all documentation, will remain in the name of the Buyer from the moment it leaves the country of origin in the export process, before departing for the country of destination;
Item 19
The cargo is exported by the Seller's Export Forwarding Agent to the country of destination, through an airline chosen by mutual agreement between the Seller and the Export Forwarding Agent;
Item 20
At the airport of the destination country, the import operational costs will be the responsibility of the Buyer;
Item 21
After the nationalization of the product by the Buyer, a special cargo transportation company will deliver it to the final destination address, under the responsibility of the Buyer;
Item 22
A Final Cargo Density Test will be performed at the destination Refinery to confirm the quality in relation to what is established in the Purchase and Sale Agreement (SPA);
Item 23
Bank Telegraphic Transfer (TT) Turbo or Swift MT103:
Contract Operation: The Buyer makes transfers via Telegraphic Transfer (TT) Turbo or Swift MT103 to the Seller's Bank Account in the amount of 100% (one hundred percent) for each monthly delivery, at the time of the Density Test of each Cargo at the Refinery of the final Destination;
Or
Escrow Account:
The Buyer opens an Escrow Account (EA) in the name of the Seller and makes a bank transfer of 100% (one hundred percent) of the total amount to the Seller with the cargo at the custody house of origin and releases payments gradually as deliveries are made.
Or
Administrative Block:
The Buyer's Bank sends an MT760 communication informing the reason for the Block and the contract is signed. In possession of the contract and the information regarding the Block that the purchasing Bank will issue, we will assess and formalize the financial transaction.
Item 24
After the payments are completed, the certificate of ownership of the product will be confirmed to the Buyer by the Seller or its legal representative;
Item 25
If there is any difference in the contracted purity of the product, this must be discounted in the payment or replaced with the product in the next shipment;
Item 26
Subsequent transactions will be negotiated in accordance with the terms established and formalized by the Buyer and the Seller in each transaction.
Item 27
Documentation Checklist:
Commercial Invoice in favor of the Buyer or his assignees
Certificate of Origin
Certificate of Ownership
Local Government Test Report
Local Government Tax Compliance Certificate and Export License
Insurance from a reputable company
AU Metal is confirmed by the SELLER as being freely negotiable and exportable worldwide
Name of Cargo Assignee and Air Waybill Number
Export License (ECT)
Packing List
Declaration that the product is free and clear, of non-criminal origin, clear and free of any encumbrance, transferable and exportable.
COMMISSIONS
Commission Grade: A maximum of three percent - 3.0% - divided among up to three groups of intermediaries.
Seller Intermediary: One Percent - 1.0%
Buyer Intermediary: One Percent - 1.0%
Intermediary Intermediaries: One Percent - 1.0% (0.5% closed sale / 0.5% purchase).
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